The group leave Atlanta and head for an army base not far, But soon they find their way blocked by abandoned cars. The RV's radiator hose breaks, they search the cars and trucks, Glenn and Dale manage to fix the hose, that's a bit of luck.
Rick spots a walker, but behind it is a very big herd, it's badass, He tells the group to hide under the vehicles until they pass. Dale lies flat on the roof of the truck, Andrea is inside busy with her gun, she suddenly sees the walkers outside the RV.
Dale lying on top of the RV while the walker herd passes by.
She scrambles to the bathroom, a walker wanders through the open door, Andrea tries to assemble her gun, but a piece drops to the floor. The walker hears it and pushes the door with all its might, Dale sees that Andrea's in trouble, she will have to fight.
He throws down a screwdriver for her to use, She stabs it in the head, until the blood begins to ooze. Once the herd is past, Sophie emerges from her hiding place, But two stragglers have seen her, they then take chase.
Sophie runs into the woods, followed by Rick, He manages to grab her, and tells her to be quick And run back to the highway if he doesn't come back, But when Rick returns, Sophie's gone, but there are some tracks.
Rick and Sophie
Daryl tracks Sophie and she was heading to the highway, But then her tracks veered off to another path, to his dismay. They continue to search and Rick kills a walker to see, If it has any remnants of human flesh in its belly.
They find that a woodchuck is all that the stomach contains, There's still hope, they will continue the search again. The next day the group goes back into the woods and they hear The sound of church bells and they sound quite near.
They hope that Sophie is responsible for that sound, But when they get there, she's nowhere to be found. Rick, Shane and Carl continue searching and they find a deer, Carl moves closer, he's curious but without any fear.
Then suddenly, the sound of a gunshot rips through the spot, The deer falls to the ground, so does Carl, he's been shot!
Shane is visiting Rick at the hospital, by his bed, The army are outside, they're shooting the dead, Shane tries to wake Rick, so they can get out, He calls for help, no-one is hearing him shout.
The power goes out and Rick's monitors close down, Shane is nearly caught, he leaves Rick dressed in his gown. He makes his escape, he thinks Rick may be dead, He barricades the door with a hospital bed.
Shane visiting Rick in hospital
Rick and the survivors enter the CDC and stand by the wall, Dr Jenner demands they do a blood test, "It's protocol." They all have a good meal with lots of drink and food, Glen is drunk, they toast Dr Jenner, it's a feel good mood.
After dinner, the group have the luxury of a hot shower, Except for Shane, who drinks alcohol which he devours. He confronts Lori, he is angry, she says he lied about Rick, He said that Rick was dead, she feels like she was tricked.
Shane tries to force himself on her, she scratches him, He runs off and she returns to her room, feeling grim. The next morning most of the group is feeling sick, They take some aspirins and hope they feel better quick.
Dr Jenner shows them a video of somebody dying, Their brain goes black, then restarts and is trying To get up and walk, a bullet flies through TS-19's head, "The person is forever gone," he sighs, "They are dead."
Dr Jenner
Dale notices a clock which is counting down from an hour, Jenner says it's how much fuel they have left and how much power. Rick wants to know what happens when the clock gets to zero? Jenner explains the lab will blow up, there will be no heroes.
Jenner locks the doors, the group is trapped, they can't run. They try to break through the doors with axes and guns. Rick asks why Jenner stayed if he believed there was no hope, He informs Rick that TS-19 was his wife, he wouldn't cope.
Jenner agrees to open the door, but he warns them all, They won't be able to get past the lockdown at all. Rick asks Jenner to leave with them, he shouldn't fear, But Jenner refuses and whispers something in Rick's ear.
Dr Jenner whispers something to Rick
Jacqui stops, she has decided she doesn't want to go, And Andrea states that she wants to stay also. Dale sits down beside her, he's not going anywhere, Andrea is angry, he really shouldn't care.
The others are in the lobby, the doors are shut, There's no way out, they can't escape, but, Carol has a grenade, they can escape at last, They blow the doors off with a huge blast.
The group make their escape and are relieved to see, Andrea and Dale emerge, who get in the RV, The building blows up and leaves lots of rubble, They head off, fingers crossed they have no more trouble!!
Wow – I cannot believe that the FINAL episode of The Walking Dead is upon us. I remember watching the very first episode some ten years ago on the recommendation of a friend and it fast became my favourite TV series of all time.
I even got my husband into it and when I watched the first episode (again) with him, I felt jealous that he was able to watch all the episodes for the first time.
My favourite episodes
Days Gone By – Season 1, Episode 1
I have lost count of the amount of times I have watched this episode. It really is the perfect start to the Walking Dead, from the little girl walker, to meeting Morgan, our first encounter with a herd and the epic ending of Rick being trapped in the tank and the immortal words from Glen: “Hey you! Dumbass! Yeah, you in the tank. Cozy in there?”
It also gave us the iconic image of Rick riding horseback into Atlanta.
Better Angels – Season 2, Episode 12
An episode that highlights the fact that you do not need to be bitten to turn into a walker. When they find Randall and he has turned, they cannot find any bitemarks or scratches and of course, when Rick kills Shane with a knife, he reanimates and it is up to Carl to shoot him and put him down, unfortunately this draws the attention of a nearby herd…
Hard hitting episode with the demise of Shane, but there is also a heart warming scene between Rick and Carl about morality as Carl is feeling guilty about causing the death of Dale. Rick comforts Carl telling him that death is always inevitable and there is no way to prepare for it.
Killer Within – Season 3, Episode 4
An episode that saw us losing two main characters: T-Dog and Lori.
The prison is overrun by walkers as somebody has broken the latch on the front gate of the prison and then to add to their misery, the prison alarm is set off, attracting more walkers.
T-Dog is bitten on the shoulder and he then heroically holds off the walkers to save Carol, but ends up being eaten alive. His body is found torn apart and ravaged.
Meanwhile, Lori goes into labour and Maggie has to do a Casarean. Lori dies during this procedure and Carl has to put his mother down before she turns, by shooting her in the head. Rick searched for Lori, hears a baby crying and when he sees that Lori is not with Carl, he assumes the worst and breaks down.
The Grove – Season 4, Episode 14
An episode that concentrated on the complex behaviour of Lizzie, whose obsession with the walkers was at best odd. She thought it was okay to kill people so they could live on as walkers and she kills Mika to prove her point, almost doing the same to Judith.
Carol and Tyreese decide that Lizzie is a danger and Carol has to put her down, saying the infamous line, “Just look at the flowers, Lizzie.”
No Sanctuary – Season 5, Episode 1
At the end of Season 4, they are at the cannibal capital of the world, Terminus being held prisoner in a train car, but we have faith when Rick states, “They’re going to feel pretty stupid when they find out they’re screwing with the wrong people!”
They are taken to the human slaughterhouse, where the bludgeoning and throat slitting takes place. Rick stalls for time and they hear an explosion, Carol has set off a rocket into the gas bottles. They all escape and the group reunites, where Rick and Carl are overjoyed to see that Judith is still alive. (Lump in throat time).
The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be – Season 7, Episode 1
The build up to this episode was epic, with everybody asking the question, “Who did Negan kill?” There were many theories, many suggestions, but in this episode we found out that it was Abraham and Glenn. (I do feel that in future episodes it was always about Glenn, they seemed to forget that Abraham was the first one and Glenn only got killed because Daryl kicked off!)
Negan is played brilliantly by Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the psychotic but somehow charismatic leader of the Saviors. Rick is given the choice, either cut off Carl’s arm or watch his group get shot down. But at the last second Negan tells him, “You answer to me. You provide for me,” to which Rick agrees, thus setting up the rest of the season…
The Calm Before – Season 9, Episode 15
A disguised Alpha infiltrates the Kingdom’s community fair and after selecting her victims, they go missing, to later be found with their heads on pikes. The victims include Enid, Tara and Henry. Siddiq tells the remaining people how they put up a fight, as he witnessed it and managed to escape.
So, that’s my pick, there are other episodes that I simply adore, but if I listed them all then this blog would be far too long.
There will be a Walking Dead void in my life, but we have the spin offs to enjoy, hopefully they will be just as heart wrenching, amazing and gory as the TV series!!
After the attack of the walkers the previous day,
Rick calls Morgan on his walkie talkie he needs to say
That Atlanta has fallen, it isn't safe at all,
But he gets no response, another time he'll call.
Andrea is with Amy, she is very upset that Amy is dead,
Amy reanimates, Andrea cries, "I love you" and shoots her in the head.
Jim is acting very strange around the campsite,
Jacqu discovers that he's hiding a bite.
Rick trying to speak with MorganJim
Daryl tries to kill Jim, but Rick is more forgiving,
He reminds Shane that, "We don't kill the living."
They then argue about the right course to take,
Rick wants to head to the CDC, Shane thinks this is a mistake.
Shane tries to talk Lori into going to a military base,
But Lori backs her husband, the CDC seems the right place.
Whilst on a sweep of the woods, Shane has Rick in his sight,
He thinks about shooting him, but Dale is watching, it's not right.
Morales and his familyShane taking aim at Rick
The group pack up their supplies and are to leave this home,
When Morales says that his family will be heading off on their own.
Dale's RV breaks down and they search for parts from cars nearby,
Jim asks that he be left under a tree, to be by himself to die.
Edwin Jenner is in a high-tech laboratory, his progress is poor,
It's been 63 days since the virus went global, he has no cure.
He has destroyed some diseased tissue, he really has tried,
Perhaps the only solution is that he commit suicide.
Rick and his group arrive and there are walkers around,
They manage to get to the front door, where it's found
To be locked, so Rick seeing a moving camera, bangs on the door,
After a while the door opens, they enter, hoping they're safe once more.
When the outbreak starts, Dale is on a trip in his RV,
His wife has died from cancer, he rescues Andrea and Amy.
They were in Atlanta and in the outskirts of the city,
They find a group of survivors who are very gritty.
After a walker attack when some survivors die,
They pack up their bags and head for the CDC nearby.
Dr Edwin Jenner lets the group enter, it has hot food,
A shower, real beds, they feel safe, not screwed.
But the group finds out that the CDC is about to explode,
Dale tries to flee with Andrea, but she's doesn't want to go.
He's not going to leave without her, this isn't what she wants him to say,
At the last minute they run out of the doors and then drive away.
They stop on a highway where there are lots of cars and trucks,
To search for food, for clothes, anything, they need some luck.
Dale spots a herd of walkers coming straight towards where he's stood ,
He hides on the top of the RV, Sophie panics, and runs in the woods.
Dale and the group meet up with Rick and Lori at a farm,
It is owned by Hershel and his family and it has a certain charm.
They set up camp where they can continue in their search,
To find Sophie and not to leave her in the lurch.
Dale is told that Hershel keeps walkers locked up in a barn,
He confronts Hershel, who says they are sick people, they mean no harm.
The group decide that the barn is unsafe, they must put down the dead,
They open the doors, a zombified Sophia emerges, she's shot in the head.
Rick captures Randall, who is from a dangerous gang of men,
He says he needs to be killed, but Dale disagrees and then,
He patrols the farm and he spots a cow that is making no sound,
Dale turns around and is attacked by a walker, he falls to the ground.
He can't fight the walker off, it digs in and scoops out his insides,
The group hear his screams, "We can't save him," Hershel decides,
"His injuries are too severe," and after saying sorry, Daryl shoots Dale,
He's buried the next day and in honour of Dale, they release the male.
Denise was a student in pre-apocalyptic days,
She trained as a surgeon but her choice then sways
To psychiatry as she suffered from panic attacks,
But in The Walking Dead, she has to go back.
After the Wolves attack, Rosita brings in her first patient,
Holly is bleeding out and on Denise, she is dependent.
Try as she might, Denise cannot revive
Holly and unfortunately she doesn't survive.
Tara discovers Denise sulking, sat on the floor,
She tells Tara she doesn't want to do this anymore.
Denise says that the patient she's treating is likely to die,
"Being afraid is a fear you have to overcome," Tara replies.
Denise researches through her medical collection,
She finds a way to stabilize her patient's infection.
She finds Tara and tells her she's found what's amiss,
And much to Tara's surprise, she gives her a kiss.
Denise and Tara
Morgan asks Denise to dispense him antibiotics,
She questions him, and Morgan tells her his tactics.
He has imprisoned Owen, a Wolf in a makeshift cell,
Who has an infected wound, it's not healing well.
Whilst visiting the Wolf and dressing his cut,
A fight breaks out between Morgan and Carol, but
both end up unconscious on the cell room floor,
The Wolf is free, he isn't a prisoner, not any more.
Tara, Rosita and Eugene barge in, they are ready to fight,
Owen holds the knife up against Denise's throat so tight,
They lower their guns and slide them across the floor,
And Owen and Denise walk out of the door.
Outside the street is full of walkers, they wait and then,
they run to safety, but Denise is attacked and Owen defends
her, he gets bitten on the arm by a walker and it looks grim,
She tells him to come with her, so she can amputate the limb.
They shelter in a house and Denise ties a belt around his bitten arm,
They need to get to the infirmary, so he can come to no more harm.
Owen leads them both out, pushing through the walkers with zest,
but Carol sees them from a balcony and shoots Owen in the chest.
Owen is wounded and falls to the ground, he is eaten alive.
Denise makes it to the infirmary with those who have survived.
She sees Rick and Michonne with Carl who has a bloody eye,
Working methodically, she saves Carl, he's not gonna die.
Denise asks Daryl and Rosita for help with a plan,
A pharmacy in the area may have drugs, which they can
bring back to Alexandria and use for the families,
Daryl and Rosita aren't sure but then they they agree.
They reach the pharmacy and medical supplies are saved,
Denise picks up a key chain, the name Dennis is engraved.
Daryl guesses that Dennis was her brother, she further explains,
That he was her twin, he was brave, but only she remains.
Denise spots a car, it has a walker and a blue cooler bag inside,
She opens the door, reaches in, the walker falls from the car, it's suicide.
The walker is killed, she claims a single can of orange drink,
Daryl and Rosita chastise her, why did she do that? Why didn't she think?
Denise explains that she was trying to conquer her fears and claims
that Daryl and Rosita are also capable of doing the same.
When suddenly she is struck in her right eye by a crossbow bolt,
She carries on talking, but then collapses with a jolt.
Her killer, Dwight, emerges from the trees next to the tracks,
A fight ensues, which results in the Saviors retreating back.
Denise's body is taken back to the Safe-Zone, all are upset,
Dwight later reveals her death was an accident, Daryl was the target.
Denise is shot through the right eye with a crossbow bolt.
Ozzy is a leader of a group called The Highwaymen,
They strike a deal with the Kingdom, to protect the roads when,
A herd of walkers attacks Tara and people from Hilltop,
The Highwaymen do good on their deal, and the walkers they stop.
Ozzy and his group patrol the Kingdom outskirts and they find,
People captured by the Whisperers, they have the presence of mind,
To run inside and start attacking, giving the captives a chance to fight,
But then Alpha arrives with more of her group and try as they might,
They cannot fight them off, they punch and lunge and they strike,
But later, Ozzy, his Highwaymen, Tara, Enid and others, their heads are found on a pike.
Otis was employed by Hershel as a ranch hand,
He had a wife, Patricia, they lived on the farmland,
Otis played the guitar and loved to hunt for deer,
But this resulted in an accident involving Carl, I fear.
Whilst Otis was in the woods he saw a buck and took aim,
The bullet passed through the deer, and then Carl it did maim,
They take Carl to Hershel’s farm, they have tears in their eyes,
And Otis and Shane go to a school to scavenge for supplies.
When they reach the school, there are a lot of undead,
They create a diversion, so they can get the meds,
Once inside the supply trailer, they collect lots of stuff,
The walkers are now swarming, it’s looking very tough.
They manage to escape to the school’s abandoned gym,
Shane busts through a window, Otis isn’t that slim,
He finds a larger window and joins Shane on the ground,
They run for their lives, there are lots of walkers around.
They both are tired and Shane falters, he admits defeat,
He tells Otis to go without him, he refuses and helps Shane to his feet,
The horde is still pursing them, they can’t outrun them anymore,
So, Shane shoots Otis in the leg and he falls to the floor.
Shane makes his escape with the supplies that they need,
Whilst Otis is eaten by walkers, Shane leaves him to bleed.
Otis and Shane in the school, running from the walkers
Daryl is angry to see his brother’s severed hand,
He threatens T-Dog with his crossbow and
Rick points his revolver at Darryl, he’ll fire for sure,
Darryl stands down, there’s a trail of blood on the floor.
To retrieve the bag filled with guns, Glenn has a plan,
But two men arrive in a car and they kidnap this man,
Rick, Daryl and T-Dog take a young Latino hostage and he tells,
He’s from a group called The Vatos, they want the guns as well.
The Vatos GangThe retirement home
The Latino named Miguel, tells them where the group is,
They go there and find their leader, Guillermo, and his
group of survivors, he won’t trade Glenn, Rick asks with all his might,
Guillermo orders them to bring the guns or be ready for a fight!
After discussing what to do, the three men go back to broker a deal,
They offer half the guns in exchange for Glenn, but Guillermo doesn’t feel
This is what he wants, everyone is jittery, there is tension in the air,
When a grandmother appears, she scolds her grandson and gives everyone a glare.
The Veto’s are protecting a retirement home, the old and the frail,
Rick sees they are good people, so he hands over the guns to ensure they don’t fail.
AmyDale
Back at the camp, the group are having a celebration fish fry
When nobody hears the screams of Ed as he is bitten and dies.
Next Amy is exiting Dale’s RV and is bitten by a walker on her arm,
Andrea is upset, she should have protected her sister from harm.
The campsite is overrun with walkers, some survivors are eaten,
The rest of the campers take cover behind Shane and Dale, they won’t be beaten.
With limited ammunition they fire at the walkers and pray to the Lord,
When Rick and the others return and shoot down the horde.
In the arms of Andrea, Amy takes her last breath and dies,
And Andrea is inconsolable, she breaks down and cries…
Merle Dixon is still handcuffed and is shouting in fear,
He screams to God to help him, the walkers are near.
They hear him screaming and bang on the locked door,
Merle gains his composure, he's not asking God anymore.
Merle handcuffed on roof of store
He sees a handsaw knocked down in their rush to leave,
He reaches over to grab it, he can get it he believes.
The group arrive at the camp and Rick sees everyone:
Shane, his partner, Lori, his wife and Carl, his son.
Rick tells Lori that he knew she and Carl were not dead,
"The family albums had been taken from our home," he said.
Rick meets Daryl, and tells him about Merle's plight,
It's his brother they left there, Daryl is angry and wants to fight.
CarlDaryl
Rick agrees to go to Atlanta with Daryl and look everywhere,
And also Glenn and T-Dog, who feels guilty he left Merle there.
While they're gone, Lori speaks to Shane about their affair,
She tells him to stay away from her, he says it's not fair.
The woman in the group are in the quarry getting things clean,
When Carol's husband, Ed, shouts at her, Andrea intervenes.
Ed slaps Carol and Shane who is angry, beats up Ed,
Shane says if he sees him abuse anyone again, he's dead.
EdCarol
Back in Atlanta, the four men arrive at the store,
They make they way up to the rooftop once more.
Darryl runs onto the roof, he starts yelling and crying and,
Rick and the others arrive, there's no Merle, just a severed hand!
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